What are falafel balls made from?
Falafels are fried balls or patties made from usually chickpeas or sometimes spiced fava beans. Chickpea flour (aka besan or gram flour) is entirely different. This type of flour is used to make the batter for pakoras (Indian vegetable or paneer cheese fritters). It is very common in Indian cuisine and is used in many Indian desserts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besan Falafels delicious & very easy to make, you can use canned chickpeas in a pinch. Here are a few different recipes & a video demo: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/maindish… http://video.about.com/mideastfood/Falaf… http://www.cliffordawright.
